Danya Dayson
Danya Dayson | |
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| Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
| Assumed office April 27, 2012 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Stephanie Duncan-Peters |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Danya Ariel Swinson[1] October 1, 1972[1] New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse | Michael Murphy |
| Education | Appalachian State University (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Danya Ariel Dayson (born October 1, 1972) is an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[2][3]
Education and career
[edit]Dayson earned her Bachelor of Arts from Appalachian State University and her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center.[4]
After graduating, she clerked for Judge Robert E. Morin. She then worked in private practice.[4]
D.C. superior court
[edit]President Barack Obama nominated Dayson on July 11, 2011, to a 15-year term as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by Stephanie Duncan-Peters.[4] On November 8, 2011, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on her nomination[5] and on the following day, November 9, 2011, the Committee reported her nomination favorably to the senate floor. On November 18, 2011, the full Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote.[6] She was sworn in on April 27, 2012.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Dayson was born in New York City, raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has lived in Washington, D.C. since 1994. She is married to Michael Murphy and has one child.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Questionnaire for Nominees to the District of Columbia Courts" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. June 15, 2011. p. 75. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "District of Columbia superior court judges". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ a b c "President Obama Nominates Three to Superior Court of the District of Columbia". White House. July 11, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Nominations of Nancy Ware to be Director, D.C. Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency; Michael Hughes to be U.S. Marshal, D.C. Superior Court; Danya Dayson, Peter Krauthamer, and John McCabe to be Associate Judges, D.C. Superior Court". United States Senate. November 8, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ "PN753 — 112th Congress (2011-2012)". United States Congress. November 18, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ "Full Court Press" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. June 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ "Opening Statement of Danya A. Dayson" (PDF). www.United States Senate. November 8, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
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